Western American Studies Minor

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Jason Weems, Ph.D., Chair 226 Arts Building

• (951) 827-5922

jweems@ucr.edu westernamericanstudies.ucr.edu

Committee in Charge

Jason Weems (History of Art) Rebecca Kugel (History) Michelle Raheja (English)

The Western American Studies minor is intended to provide the student with a basic understanding of the history and institutional development of the Western United States — the Great Plains, the Southwest, and California — including the geographical and cultural factors that have shaped their history.

Requirements for the Western American Studies minor are 20 units distributed as follows:

• 1. HISA 137, HISA 138

• 2. One course from each of the following groups:

• a) ETST 004/HIST 004, ETST 180/HISA 140,

ETST 181/HISA 141, ETST 182/HISA 142, ETST 183/HISA 143

• b) ANTH 115E, ANTH 140F, ETST 110M

• c) ETST 108-I, ETST 108L, ETST 110K

History majors are not allowed to count HISA 137 or HISA 138 toward both their major and a minor in Western American Studies. If HISA 137 or HISA 138 is counted toward the major, then for the minor an additional course from (a) and an additional course from (b) are required.

See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors.